GEA Food expands into the cake and pastry sector
GEA has moved into the growing cake and pastry sector of the food industry and created a Bakery Experience Center (BEC) in Torrebelvicino, Italy.
Archives for December 4, 2015
British foodservice sales of sweet bakery and desserts up almost 10% in five years
Foodservice consumption of sweet bakery and dessert items has soared almost 10% in Britain over the past five years, according to new data from retail analysts The NPD Group.
Online snacks business Graze ramps up UK retail presence with Tesco and Asda listings
Online snacking brand Graze says it has doubled its distribution points in UK retail since expanding into the bricks-and-mortar market less than six months ago.
Kerry Foods’ Yollies ‘yoghurt on a stick’ wins UK Packaging Award
Kerry Foods and Amcor is celebrating after its Yollies ‘yoghurt on a stick’ designed for children’s lunchboxes, wins Highly Commended in Best Packaging of a New Product at the UK Packaging Awards.
Commission report backs a legal limit for trans fat
A limit on permitted levels of industrial trans fats in food is the most effective way to reduce Europeans' risk of heart disease, says the European Commission in its long-awaited report - but it does not say what that limit should be.
Is industry too old-fashioned to connect with living, breathing, sustainability-loving consumers?
At FiE the nutrients and ingredients industry quacked a good game, but can it really walk like a sustainability-loving duck? Or is it a sitting duck for hypocrisy and business blindness? wonders Scandinavian strategist, Virpi Varjonen in this FiE post.
Agro Sevilla and RPC create a multilayer plastic jar for olives
Agro Sevilla has partnered with RPC Promens Consumer Corby, to create a 2 litre multilayer plastic jar for olives.